A small mini-mart opened a little while ago on the corner of Estabrook and Washington, behind Cafe Americano. Today I finally checked it out.

The store is small and carries staples (including some Asian ingredients like coconut milk and canned lichees) and fresh vegetables. Their selection of the latter is quite good. Everything is reasonably priced. While their inventory is not too vast right now, they are planning on increasing it.

As the store is only a block from my house, I expect I will be going there when I'm out of one or two items and don't want to go to Safeway. While I love Grocery Outlet, you can't expect to find something specific there. Plus their vegetable selection is not very good and it's not that cheap. Plus I like supporting the little guy. :-)

So, if you live in the neighborhood, check it out.

Marina Market
2150 Washington Ave., Unit A
San Leandro, CA
510-351-4000